Please…need to hear success stories and truth!

I was on hydrocodone myself, and tried many, many times to taper on my own, with no success. I was afraid of getting on subs for the same reason as you. I read a bunch of horror stories online about how hard it is to come off of them, and thought I might just be trading one addiction for another as well. I even cancelled my first induction appointment after reading all of the horror stories, and continued with my hydrocodone use. I wish I would’ve just gone to the first appointment because my use only escalated for the next 4 months until I finally found Dr. Junig’s YouTube videos, and decided that subs were the way to go for me. Have you seen any of his videos? Here is a link to one that addresses the issue of trading one addiction for another. This is what helped ease my mind about getting on another opioid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE0FLHpru8U&feature=channel&list=UL

We have many members here on this forum who have successfully tapered off of subs. They did a long and slow taper, which resulted in little withdrawals. Since it sounds like you want to use subs to detox, and be off fairly quickly, you can check out some of these posts in the "Stopping Suboxone" forum. I have not done it myself, so I cannot really comment on it. Yes, there are plenty of people who have had a really hard time quitting subs, but there are also others who figured out how to keep the withdrawal to a minimum.

I think most people who taper off of subs successfully don’t come online and share their story because they didn’t have enough of a problem to need to discuss it. It is usually when we are looking for help or answers that we come online, which is probably why there are so many horror stories online, and not a whole lot of success stories. Most people who were successful just moved on with their life and didn’t look back.

Suboxone should take away your cravings and allow you to be around, and administer your mom’s meds to her. I didn’t believe this could be possible, but as soon as I got on subs, I realized that what everyone was saying was true. It really does take away your cravings and help you resist temptation!

Also, I have had depression for many years, and tried many different antidepressant meds, with no success. Since being on Suboxone, my depression has pretty much subsided, which I wasn’t expecting at all. I was only going to use it for addiction, but very quickly found out that it helps my depression and chronic pain.

I’m sure some other members will stop by and share their experience of stopping subs with you, and encourage you that it is possible.